Bengaluru: With less than 10 days to go for the high-stakes elections in Karnataka, the BJP and the Congress have upped their campaign blitzkrieg. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team of star campaigners are holding rallies and campaigns across the state which will go to polls on May 12. PM Modi, who officially launched his Karnataka campaign on Tuesday, is holding 21 rallies before elections. He shared stage with BJP's prospective Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday.

PM Modi addressed a rally in Kalaburag, while Congress President Rahul Gandhi was speaking in Bidar. PM Modi held rallies in Gulbarga, Ballari and Bengaluru as well and Rahul Gandhi held corner meetings with people in Aurad, Bhalki, Humnabad. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too will campaign in Karnataka for the next three days and hold 11 public meetings.

 

Here are the highlights on the campaigning ahead of Karnataka assembly election 2018: